Almost two years ago, I worked with my local chapter of the HWA to put out a charity anthology to support relief efforts for the devastating Camp Fire. Twenty four northern California horror authors got together in order to help our suffering neighbors. The book was skillfully edited by Loren Rhoads, and E.M. Markoff took on the task of publishing the book.
The book was released at Berkeley’s annual Bay Area Book Festival, to great response. We sold dozens of copies of the book over the weekend. And in the two years since, the book has managed to raise around $2500 for the wildfire relief efforts.
While the initial donations went specifically to a Camp Fire Relief fund managed by the North Valley Community Foundation, now all profits from the book go to their general wildfire relief fund. With the rampant wildfires in California over the past few years, it’s still helping as intended. I would like to reiterate that, to be clear: all profits from the book are being donated to the fund. None of us who worked on the book are making anything off of it at all. It was 100% a volunteer effort.
So if you’ve got an itch to read some excellent scary stories, and support a great cause while you’re at it, mosey on over to Amazon and grab yourself a copy of “Tales for the Camp Fire.”
